Functionalizing Fibres for Energy Recovery Applications

用于能量回收应用的功能化纤维

• 批准号: 2899884
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2899884
• 关键词: Functionalizing; Fibres; Energy; Recovery; Applications

Flexible substrate devices are becoming increasingly popular, with wearable and other fabric-based devices being a significant research focus. Powering wearable sensors and electronics presents a challenge to further implementation of such devices. The ability to power these devices using energy recovery techniques would therefore be desirable.The aim of this project is to research a self-charging paradigm for fabric-based devices by functionalising threads, which could be embroidered into fabrics. In this paradigm, energy is recovered to power wearable devices, rather than having to charge them. The method will not only address the usability challenges around offline periods but will also pave the way for long-term continuous monitoring capabilities. The focus will be on various energy recovery options, including piezoelectricity, magnetic induction and photovoltaics through the functionalisation of threads.In order to achieve this, we can take existing energy scavenging technologies and develop them via the functionalisation of threads that can then be sewn into clothing. This technology could also be developed to scavenge energy from light in net window curtains. This project will investigate how to functionalise the threads and test how robust they are for use in clothing and will involve taking standard microfabrication techniques and devising innovative ways to modify them for use with threads and fabrics.In addition to the immediate application of wearables, another inherent advantage is to develop mechanically conformal functional surfaces using flexible substrates and embroidery methods. This feature will be explored in applications where a conformal, flexible, and low-cost active surface is required especially in challenging environments

柔性衬底设备正变得越来越流行，其中可穿戴和其他基于织物的设备是重要的研究焦点。为可穿戴传感器和电子器件供电对进一步实现这种设备提出了挑战。因此，使用能量回收技术为这些设备供电的能力将是可取的。该项目的目的是通过功能化线来研究基于织物的设备的自充电范例，这些线可以绣到织物中。在这种模式中，能量被回收来为可穿戴设备供电，而不是必须为它们充电。该方法不仅可以解决离线期间的可用性挑战，还可以为长期连续监控能力铺平道路。重点将放在各种能量回收方案上，包括通过线的功能化实现压电、磁感应和光致伸缩。为了实现这一目标，我们可以利用现有的能量回收技术，通过线的功能化来开发它们，然后将其缝制到服装中。这项技术也可以发展到从净窗帘的光中吸收能量。该项目将研究如何将线功能化，并测试它们在服装中的耐用性，并将采用标准的微加工技术，设计创新的方法来修改它们，使其与线和织物一起使用。除了可穿戴设备的直接应用外，另一个固有的优势是使用柔性基底和刺绣方法开发机械保形功能表面。这一特性将在需要保形、柔性和低成本主动表面的应用中进行探索，尤其是在具有挑战性的环境中